Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE USE OF INTERPRETERS IN ALL COURTS OF THE STATE; TO ENACT DEFINITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT INTERPRETERS MAY BE COMPENSATED OR VOLUNTEERS; TO REQUIRE INTERPRETERS TO TAKE AN OATH; TO SPECIFY THE SITUATIONS IN WHICH AN INTERPRETER IS NEEDED; TO SPECIFY THE SITUATIONS IN WHICH A RECORD SHALL BE MADE OF INTERPRETED TESTIMONY; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY EXPENSE IN COMPENSATING AN INTERPRETER CAN BE ASSESSED AS COSTS; TO AMEND SECTION 99-17-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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